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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.

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Named third among the seven picked to oversee the daily food for widows, right after Stephen and Philip.

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First, in plain English

Named third among the seven picked to oversee the daily food for widows, right after Stephen and Philip.

Who this is

One of the seven men chosen by the Jerusalem church to oversee the daily distribution of food to widows, freeing the apostles to focus on prayer and teaching (Acts 6:5). He is named third, right after Stephen and Philip, the two best known of the seven.

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  • Acts 6:5

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